What changed between the adopted text of 28 Feb 2024 and the adopted text of 21 Oct 2025

Removed:Prawo Jazdy

Removed:Carta de Condução

Removed:Permis de conducere

Removed:Vodičský preukaz

Removed:Vozniško dovoljenje

Removed:Ajokortti

Removed:Körkort;

Removed:(3) Information specific to the licence issued shall be as follows:

Removed:(4) Information specific to the categories of the licence issued shall be as follows:

Removed:Where a code specified in Part E applies to all categories for which the licence is issued, it may be printed under fields 9, 10 and 11.

Removed:(5) Information specific to the administration of the licence issued shall be as follows:

Removed:PART E: UNION AND NATIONAL CODES

Removed:Codes 01 to 99 shall be harmonised European Union codes

Removed:DRIVER (medical reasons)

Removed:VEHICLE ADAPTATIONS

Removed:Letters used in combination with codes 01 to 44 for further specification:

Removed:a left

Removed:b right

Removed:c hand

Removed:d foot

Removed:e middle

Removed:f arm

Removed:g thumb

Removed:LIMITED USE CODES

Removed:ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Removed:Codes 100 and above shall be national codes valid only for driving in the territory of the Member State which issued the driving licence.

Removed:Annex II

Removed:MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING TESTS AND KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DRIVING A POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLE

Removed:I. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING TESTS

Removed:Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that applicants for driving licences possess the knowledge and skills and exhibit the behaviour required for driving a powered-driven vehicle. The tests introduced to this effect must consist of:

Removed:- a theory test;

Removed:- following successful participation in the theory test, a test of skills and behaviour.

Removed:The conditions under which these tests shall be conducted are set out below.

Removed:A. THEORY TEST

Removed:1. Form

Removed:The form chosen shall be such as to make sure that the applicant has the required knowledge of the subjects listed in points 2, 3 and 4.

Removed:Any applicant for a licence in one category who has passed a theory test for a licence in a different category may be exempt from the common provisions of points 2, 3 and 4.

Removed:2. Content of the theory test concerning all vehicle categories

Removed:Questions shall be asked on each of the topics listed in the following points, the content and form of the questions being left to the discretion of each Member State:

Removed:(a) road traffic regulations:

Removed:- in particular as regards road signs, markings and signals, rights of way and speed limits;

Removed:(b) the driver:

Removed:- importance of alertness and of attitude towards other road users, including micro mobility users;

Removed:- general perception, including hazard perception, judgement and decision-taking, especially reaction time, as well as changes in driving behaviour due to the influence of alcohol, drugs and medicinal products, state of mind and fatigue;

Removed:- impacts on the risk of distraction due to the use of GSM or other electronic devices while driving and safety consequences; [Am. 139]

Removed:(c) the road:

Removed:- the most important principles concerning the observance of a safe distance between vehicles, braking distances and road holding under various weather and road conditions, including in particular snow and slippery conditions; [Am. 140]

Removed:- driving risk factors related to various road conditions including perception and anticipation of hazards, in particular as they change with the weather and the time of day or night;

Removed:- characteristics of various types of road and the related statutory requirements;

Removed:- safe driving in road tunnels;

Removed:(d) other road users:

Removed:- specific risk factors related to the lack of experience of other road users, especially on vulnerable road users that enjoy a lesser degree of protection in traffic compared to users of motor vehicles such as cars, buses and lorries and who are directly exposed to the forces of collisions. This category includes children, pedestrians, cyclists, users of powered two-wheel vehicles, users of personal mobility devices and persons with disabilities or reduced mobility and orientation. [Am. 141]

Removed:- risks involved in the movement, interaction with and driving of various types of vehicles due to different scale and driving dynamics and toand of the different fields of view of their drivers, including vehicles with advanced driving assistance systems and other automation features; [Am. 142]

Removed:- blind spots and gradient changes; [Am. 143]

Removed:- proper and timely use of direction indicators; [Am. 144]

Removed:(e) general rules and regulations and other matters:

Removed:- rules concerning the administrative documents required for the use of vehicles;

Removed:- general rules specifying how the driver must behave in the event of an accident (setting warning devices and raising the alarm) and the measures which he can take to assist road accident victims where necessary;

Removed:- rules on how to behave if an emergency vehicle is approaching and what to do at the site of a collision; [Am. 145]

Removed:- safety factors relating to the vehicle, the load and persons carried;